TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levene,Alysa
TI  - Childcare, Health and Mortality in the London Foundling Hospital, 1741-1800: 'Left to the Mercy of the World'
SN  - 9781526130426
AV  - HV844.G72 .L484 2007 
U1  - 362.732 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Foundling Hospital (London, England)-History-18th century
KW  - Foundlings-Services for-England-London-History-18th century
KW  - Foundlings-Health and hygiene-England-London-History-20th century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - CHILDCARE, HEALTH AND MORTALITY AT THE LONDON FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, 1741-1800 -- Half Title page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The characteristics of foundlings -- 3. Risks of death: the estimation of mortality -- 4. Survival prospects -- 5. The nursing network -- 6. Growing up as a foster child -- 7. Childcare and health in a local setting -- 8. Foundlings and the local demographic context -- 9. Conclusions -- Select bibliography -- Index
N2  - This book is a thorough and appealing investigation into the health and welfare of abandoned babies and children in eighteenth-century England. It uses a variety of approaches to examine health, mortality and welfare practices, including family fostering, wet-nursing, disease and the impact of abandonment on survivorship
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ER  -